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Turnout | 49.18% | |
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Elections in Illinois |
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 4, 2014. All of Illinois' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Illinois' eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on March 18, 2014.
2014 was a midterm election year in the United States.
For the primary election, turnout was 18.09%, with 1,357,807 votes cast. [1]
County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
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Adams | 45,771 | 7,942 | 17.35% |
Alexander | 5,588 | 1,082 | 19.36% |
Bond | 12,146 | 1,579 | 13.00% |
Boone | 32,955 | 6,675 | 20.25% |
Brown | 3,525 | 712 | 20.20% |
Bureau | 24,173 | 5,136 | 21.25% |
Calhoun | 3,722 | 1,730 | 46.48% |
Carroll | 11,388 | 2,865 | 25.16% |
Cass | 8,467 | 2,570 | 30.35% |
Champaign | 110,100 | 23,299 | 21.16% |
Christian | 22,235 | 5,713 | 25.69% |
Clark | 11,626 | 2,185 | 18.79% |
Clay | 8,899 | 1,322 | 14.86% |
Clinton | 24,712 | 3,475 | 14.06% |
Coles | 29,736 | 9,310 | 31.31% |
Cook [note 1] | 2,819,883 | 458,396 | 16.26% |
Crawford | 14,437 | 3,528 | 24.44% |
Cumberland | 7,417 | 1,662 | 22.41% |
DeKalb | 57,903 | 8,642 | 14.92% |
DeWitt | 11,843 | 3,544 | 29.92% |
Douglas | 11,686 | 3,717 | 31.81% |
DuPage | 576,737 | 110,696 | 19.19% |
Edgar | 12,487 | 3,941 | 31.56% |
Edwards | 4,390 | 938 | 21.37% |
Effingham | 22,568 | 8,375 | 37.11% |
Fayette | 14,996 | 3,796 | 25.31% |
Ford | 8,526 | 3,031 | 35.55% |
Franklin | 29,413 | 4,654 | 15.82% |
Fulton | 25,882 | 6,478 | 25.03% |
Gallatin | 3,847 | 1,070 | 27.81% |
Greene | 8,642 | 1,530 | 17.70% |
Grundy | 29,795 | 5,740 | 19.26% |
Hamilton | 5,662 | 2,655 | 46.89% |
Hancock | 12,292 | 2,857 | 23.24% |
Hardin | 3,055 | 611 | 20.00% |
Henderson | 4,847 | 1,983 | 40.91% |
Henry | 35,928 | 5,894 | 16.41% |
Iroquois | 18,278 | 4,512 | 24.69% |
Jackson | 38,401 | 6,782 | 17.66% |
Jasper | 6,777 | 1,755 | 25.90% |
Jefferson | 23,134 | 7,355 | 31.79% |
Jersey | 18,239 | 2,719 | 14.91% |
Jo Daviess | 15,601 | 3,159 | 20.25% |
Johnson | 7,954 | 3,976 | 49.99% |
Kane | 269,208 | 44,082 | 16.37% |
Kankakee | 64,377 | 10,835 | 16.83% |
Kendall | 67,129 | 12,568 | 18.72% |
Knox | 32,448 | 4,743 | 14.62% |
Lake | 402,644 | 56,616 | 14.06% |
LaSalle | 66,775 | 12,250 | 18.35% |
Lawrence | 9,354 | 1,857 | 19.85% |
Lee | 23,312 | 6,344 | 27.21% |
Livingston | 21,092 | 7,740 | 36.70% |
Logan | 19,356 | 5,254 | 27.14% |
Macon | 75,053 | 11,978 | 15.96% |
Macoupin | 30,814 | 9,638 | 31.28% |
Madison | 176,987 | 26,131 | 14.76% |
Marion | 24,254 | 3,606 | 14.87% |
Marshall | 8,160 | 1,695 | 20.77% |
Mason | 10,002 | 3,070 | 30.69% |
Massac | 11,238 | 1,667 | 14.83% |
McDonough | 16,527 | 3,116 | 18.85% |
McHenry | 204,440 | 34,700 | 16.97% |
McLean | 99,351 | 28,439 | 28.62% |
Menard | 8,648 | 3,890 | 44.98% |
Mercer | 11,935 | 2,953 | 24.74% |
Monroe | 23,542 | 3,830 | 16.27% |
Montgomery | 17,359 | 3,792 | 21.84% |
Morgan | 22,063 | 4,765 | 21.60% |
Moultrie | 8,646 | 1,549 | 17.92% |
Ogle | 33,519 | 10,350 | 30.88% |
Peoria | 109,927 | 20,423 | 18.58% |
Perry | 14,293 | 3,584 | 25.08% |
Piatt | 11,999 | 2,782 | 23.19% |
Pike | 11,883 | 3,325 | 27.98% |
Pope | 2,999 | 703 | 23.44% |
Pulaski | 4,626 | 864 | 18.68% |
Putnam | 4,143 | 1,936 | 46.73% |
Randolph | 20,465 | 6,707 | 32.77% |
Richland | 11,417 | 1,553 | 13.60% |
Rock Island | 95,070 | 19,056 | 20.04% |
Saline | 16,100 | 4,288 | 26.63% |
Sangamon | 133,114 | 30,870 | 23.19% |
Schuyler | 5,372 | 1,976 | 36.78% |
Scott | 4,802 | 806 | 16.78% |
Shelby | 15,058 | 5,986 | 39.75% |
Stark | 4,291 | 1,522 | 35.47% |
St. Clair | 171,162 | 30,282 | 17.69% |
Stephenson | 33,385 | 7,706 | 23.08% |
Tazewell | 86,869 | 12,509 | 14.40% |
Union | 12,393 | 2,691 | 21.71% |
Vermilion | 47,217 | 8,602 | 18.22% |
Wabash | 8,921 | 1,765 | 19.78% |
Warren | 11,876 | 2,148 | 18.09% |
Washington | 9,874 | 3,254 | 32.96% |
Wayne | 12,323 | 4,186 | 33.97% |
White | 10,939 | 1,754 | 16.03% |
Whiteside | 36,946 | 5,661 | 15.32% |
Will | 395,131 | 60,719 | 15.37% |
Williamson | 42,013 | 6,406 | 15.25% |
Winnebago | 171,537 | 29,330 | 17.10% |
Woodford | 24,961 | 7,364 | 29.50% |
Total | 7,505,002 | 1,357,807 | 18.09% |
For the general election, turnout was 49.18%, with 3,680,417 votes cast. [2]
County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% |
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Adams | 44,280 | 22,724 | 51.32% |
Alexander | 5,634 | 2,457 | 43.61% |
Bond | 12,243 | 5,019 | 40.99% |
Boone | 32,036 | 15,400 | 48.07% |
Brown | 3,468 | 1,622 | 46.77% |
Bureau | 24,311 | 12,956 | 53.29% |
Calhoun | 3,694 | 2,060 | 55.77% |
Carroll | 11,440 | 5,681 | 49.66% |
Cass | 8,747 | 3,888 | 44.45% |
Champaign | 113,122 | 55,434 | 49.00% |
Christian | 22,351 | 11,807 | 52.83% |
Clark | 11,629 | 5,292 | 45.51% |
Clay | 8,982 | 4,011 | 44.66% |
Clinton | 24,679 | 12,960 | 52.51% |
Coles | 30,204 | 15,017 | 49.72% |
Cook [note 2] | 2,767,432 | 1,364,436 | 49.30% |
Crawford | 14,569 | 6,471 | 44.42% |
Cumberland | 7,508 | 4,004 | 53.33% |
DeKalb | 58,482 | 28,438 | 48.63% |
DeWitt | 12,151 | 5,570 | 45.84% |
Douglas | 11,693 | 6,108 | 52.24% |
DuPage | 587,216 | 288,692 | 49.16% |
Edgar | 12,507 | 6,511 | 52.06% |
Edwards | 4,440 | 2,379 | 53.58% |
Effingham | 22,414 | 12,380 | 55.23% |
Fayette | 15,022 | 6,671 | 44.41% |
Ford | 8,695 | 4,548 | 52.31% |
Franklin | 28,985 | 13,082 | 45.13% |
Fulton | 25,594 | 11,242 | 43.92% |
Gallatin | 3,791 | 1,939 | 51.15% |
Greene | 8,732 | 4,497 | 51.50% |
Grundy | 30,095 | 16,780 | 55.76% |
Hamilton | 5,681 | 3,346 | 58.90% |
Hancock | 12,003 | 6,072 | 50.59% |
Hardin | 3,096 | 1,545 | 49.90% |
Henderson | 4,904 | 2,700 | 55.06% |
Henry | 34,933 | 17,969 | 51.44% |
Iroquois | 18,481 | 9,561 | 51.73% |
Jackson | 40,116 | 16,521 | 41.18% |
Jasper | 6,707 | 4,244 | 63.28% |
Jefferson | 23,119 | 12,732 | 55.07% |
Jersey | 18,386 | 8,276 | 45.01% |
Jo Daviess | 15,782 | 7,916 | 50.16% |
Johnson | 8,133 | 4,723 | 58.07% |
Kane | 275,885 | 126,912 | 46.00% |
Kankakee | 61,292 | 34,576 | 56.41% |
Kendall | 67,829 | 32,586 | 48.04% |
Knox | 32,715 | 16,314 | 49.87% |
Lake | 404,004 | 202,532 | 50.13% |
LaSalle | 67,532 | 35,823 | 53.05% |
Lawrence | 9,221 | 4,243 | 46.01% |
Lee | 23,335 | 11,455 | 49.09% |
Livingston | 21,296 | 11,365 | 53.37% |
Logan | 19,263 | 8,850 | 45.94% |
Macon | 75,200 | 33,796 | 44.94% |
Macoupin | 31,160 | 16,145 | 51.81% |
Madison | 178,845 | 80,241 | 44.87% |
Marion | 24,736 | 12,084 | 48.85% |
Marshall | 8,245 | 4,306 | 52.23% |
Mason | 10,030 | 5,411 | 53.95% |
Massac | 11,293 | 4,383 | 38.81% |
McDonough | 16,865 | 8,728 | 51.75% |
McHenry | 206,197 | 94,609 | 45.88% |
McLean | 103,672 | 51,006 | 49.2% |
Menard | 8,683 | 4,955 | 57.07% |
Mercer | 12,122 | 6,678 | 55.09% |
Monroe | 24,374 | 12,741 | 52.27% |
Montgomery | 17,225 | 8,901 | 51.67% |
Morgan | 22,084 | 11,388 | 51.57% |
Moultrie | 8,718 | 4,625 | 53.05% |
Ogle | 33,852 | 17,279 | 51.04% |
Peoria | 112,254 | 52,913 | 47.14% |
Perry | 14,282 | 7,454 | 52.19% |
Piatt | 11,988 | 7,176 | 59.86% |
Pike | 11,936 | 5,907 | 49.49% |
Pope | 2,945 | 1,637 | 55.59% |
Pulaski | 4,676 | 2,774 | 59.32% |
Putnam | 4,241 | 2,636 | 62.16% |
Randolph | 20,792 | 11,518 | 55.40% |
Richland | 11,058 | 5,081 | 45.95% |
Rock Island | 93,478 | 45,527 | 48.70% |
Saline | 15,995 | 8,179 | 51.13% |
Sangamon | 136,270 | 72,784 | 53.41% |
Schuyler | 5,406 | 3,401 | 62.91% |
Scott | 4,132 | 2,251 | 54.48% |
Shelby | 14,509 | 8,212 | 56.60% |
Stark | 4,379 | 1,951 | 44.55% |
St. Clair | 174,340 | 77,710 | 44.57% |
Stephenson | 33,639 | 14,857 | 44.17% |
Tazewell | 85,862 | 43,985 | 51.23% |
Union | 12,139 | 6,385 | 52.60% |
Vermilion | 47,048 | 22,020 | 46.80% |
Wabash | 8,715 | 3,978 | 45.65% |
Warren | 11,957 | 5,548 | 46.40% |
Washington | 9,860 | 5,900 | 59.84% |
Wayne | 12,124 | 6,012 | 49.59% |
White | 10,782 | 6,235 | 57.83% |
Whiteside | 37,510 | 17,860 | 47.61% |
Will | 393,738 | 197,970 | 50.28% |
Williamson | 43,318 | 20,954 | 48.37% |
Winnebago | 165,347 | 79,838 | 48.29% |
Woodford | 25,151 | 14,151 | 56.26% |
Total | 7,483,031 | 3,680,417 | 49.18% |
Incumbent Democratic senator and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin won reelection to a fourth term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dick Durbin (incumbent) | 1,929,637 | 53.5 | |
Republican | Jim Oberweis | 1,538,522 | 42.7 | |
Libertarian | Sharon Hansen | 135,316 | 3.8 | |
Write-in | 44 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 3,603,519 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
All of Illinois' 18 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.
The Republican Party flipped two Democratic-held seat, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
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Turnout | 48.48% | |||||||||||||||||||
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County results Rauner: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Quinn: 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn ran for re-election to a second full term as governor. Quinn, the then-lieutenant governor, assumed the office of governor on January 29, 2009, when Rod Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office. He was narrowly elected to a first full term in 2010. [4]
Quinn was renominated by the Democrats, while the Republicans chose businessman and venture capitalist Bruce Rauner and the Libertarians nominated political activist Chad Grimm.
Previously in Illinois, there were separate primary elections for governor and lieutenant governor, with the winners then running together on the same ticket. In 2011, the law was changed and candidates for governor now pick their own running mate. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Sheila Simon did not run for re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for Comptroller. [5] She was replaced as Quinn's running mate by former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas. Rauner chose Wheaton City Councilwoman Evelyn Sanguinetti and Grimm chose Alex Cummings. [6]
Rauner defeated Quinn in the general election by 50.3% of the vote to Quinn's 46.4%. Rauner won every county in Illinois except for Cook County, home to the city of Chicago and 40% of the state's residents. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti | 1,823,627 | 50.3 | |
Democratic | Pat Quinn/Paul Vallas (incumbent) | 1,681,343 | 46.4 | |
Libertarian | Chad Grimm/Alex Cummings | 121,534 | 3.3 | |
Write-in | 1,186 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 3,627,690 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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County results Madigan: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% Schimpf: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan ran for re-election to a fourth term in office.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lisa Madigan (incumbent) | 427,639 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 427,639 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Schimpf | 640,595 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 640,595 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Lisa Madigan (D) | Paul Schimpf (R) | Ben Koyl (L) | Other | Undecided |
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APC Research | October 16–21, 2014 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 61% | 24% | 6% | 1% | 8% |
We Ask America | October 6, 2014 | 1,097 | ± 3% | 56% | 31% | 5% | — | 8% |
We Ask America | September 17, 2014 | 1,071 | ± 3.1% | 53% | 32% | 6% | — | 9% |
We Ask America | September 3, 2014 | 1,096 | ± 3% | 54% | 30% | 5% | — | 11% |
We Ask America | July 30, 2014 | 1,057 | ± 3.02% | 52% | 35% | — | — | 13% |
McKeon & Associates | July 9–10, 2014 | 800 | ± 3.9% | 46% | 37% | — | — | 17% |
We Ask America | June 16, 2014 | 1,023 | ± 3.06% | 51% | 35% | — | — | 14% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lisa Madigan (incumbent) | 2,142,558 | 59.46% | −5.26% | |
Republican | Paul Schimpf | 1,360,763 | 37.77% | +6.12% | |
Libertarian | Ben Koyl | 99,903 | 2.77% | +1.30% | |
Total votes | 3,603,224 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
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Turnout | 48.30% | ||||||||||||||||
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County results White: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Webster: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White ran for re-election to a fifth term in office.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 448,025 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 448,025 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Webster | 644,248 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 644,248 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jesse White (D) | Mike Webster (R) | Christopher Michel (L) | Other | Undecided |
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APC Research | October 16–21, 2014 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 68% | 19% | 5% | 1% | 7% |
We Ask America | September 17, 2014 | 1,071 | ± 3.1% | 61% | 28% | 5% | — | 6% |
We Ask America | September 3, 2014 | 1,096 | ± 3% | 61% | 26% | 5% | — | 7% |
We Ask America | July 30, 2014 | 1,057 | ± 3.02% | 60% | 31% | — | — | 9% |
We Ask America | June 16, 2014 | 1,023 | ± 3.06% | 63% | 29% | — | — | 9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jesse White (incumbent) | 2,374,849 | 65.70% | −4.17% | |
Republican | Mike Webster | 1,134,452 | 31.39% | +4.37% | |
Libertarian | Christopher Michel | 104,498 | 2.89% | −0.22% | |
Write-in | 809 | 0.02% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 3,614,608 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
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County results Topinka: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Simon: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka ran for re-election to a second term in office. As of 2022 [update] , this was the last time a Republican was elected Comptroller.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Simon | 411,623 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 411,623 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Judy Baar Topinka (incumbent) | 680,768 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 680,768 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Judy Baar Topinka (R) | Sheila Simon (D) | Julie Fox (L) | Other | Undecided |
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APC Research | October 16–21, 2014 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 49% | 31% | 8% | 1% | 11% |
Communication Express | September 30, 2014 | 1,167 | ± 2.87% | 53% | 31% | 5% | — | 11% |
We Ask America | September 17, 2014 | 1,071 | ± 3.1% | 55% | 32% | 6% | — | 8% |
We Ask America | September 2, 2014 | 1,064 | ± 3% | 51% | 32% | 8% | — | 9% |
We Ask America | July 31, 2014 | 1,005 | ± 3.1% | 51% | 32% | — | — | 17% |
We Ask America | June 17, 2014 | 1,021 | ± 3.07% | 48% | 37% | — | — | 15% |
We Ask America [22] | April 27, 2014 | — | ± 3.14% | 51% | 38% | — | — | 11% |
We Ask America [23] | April 21, 2014 | — | ± 3.21% | 56% | 29% | — | — | 15% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Judy Baar Topinka (incumbent) | 1,775,983 | 49.56% | −3.06% | |
Democratic | Sheila Simon | 1,636,593 | 45.67% | +4.79% | |
Libertarian | Julie Fox | 170,534 | 4.76% | +1.45% | |
Write-in | 176 | 0.01% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 3,583,286 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Topinka died on December 10, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn appointed Jerry Stermer to serve out the remainder of her term. A special election was held for the office in 2016.
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Turnout | 47.14% | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Frerichs: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Cross: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Treasurer Dan Rutherford did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Cross | Bob Grogan | Bob Schillerstrom | Other | Undecided |
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Battleground Polling | November 3–11, 2013 | 535 | ± 3.97% | 27% | 13% | — | — | 60% |
Battleground Polling | May 20–27, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.8% | — | 21% | 18% | 61% | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Cross | 397,691 | 57.4 | |
Republican | Bob Grogan | 295,682 | 42.6 | |
Total votes | 693,373 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Frerichs | 385,585 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 385,585 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Cross (R) | Mike Frerichs (D) | Matthew Skopek (L) | Other | Undecided |
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McKeon & Associates | October 28, 2014 | 823 | ± 3.9% | 35% | 32% | 7% | — | 26% |
APC Research | October 16–21, 2014 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 38% | 34% | 7% | 2% | 20% |
We Ask America | October 7, 2014 | 1,083 | ± 2.98% | 40% | 39% | 6% | — | 15% |
Communication Express | September 30, 2014 | 1,134 | ± 2.87% | 44% | 34% | 3% | — | 19% |
We Ask America | September 17, 2014 | 1,071 | ± 3.1% | 43% | 35% | 7% | — | 15% |
We Ask America | September 4, 2014 | 1,014 | ± 3.08% | 43% | 37% | 6% | — | 14% |
We Ask America | July 31, 2014 | 1,005 | ± 3.1% | 45% | 33% | — | — | 21% |
We Ask America | June 17, 2014 | 1,021 | ± 3.07% | 43% | 34% | — | — | 23% |
We Ask America [22] | April 27, 2014 | — | ± 3.14% | 41% | 37% | — | — | 22% |
We Ask America [23] | April 21, 2014 | — | ± 3.21% | 33% | 20% | — | — | 47% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mike Frerichs | 1,694,884 | 48.05% | +2.79% | |
Republican | Tom Cross | 1,685,659 | 47.79% | −1.89% | |
Libertarian | Matthew Skopek | 146,654 | 4.16% | +2.27% | |
Total votes | 3,527,197 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
One-third of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2014.
All of Illinois' 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.
No seats flipped in this election, retaining the composition at 71 Democrats and 47 Republicans.
Judicial elections were held, which consisted of both partisan and retention elections, including those one seat of the Supreme Court of Illinois for ten seats in the Illinois Appellate Court. [31]
Illinois voters voted on a two ballot measures in 2014. [32] In order to be approved, the measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections. [32]
Illinois voters approved the Illinois Crime Victims' Bill of Rights (commonly known as "Marsy's Law"), a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
Illinois Crime Victims' Bill of Rights [2] [32] [33] | |||
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Option | Votes | % of votes on measure | % of all ballots cast |
Yes | 2,653,475 | 78.4 | 72.10 |
No | 728,991 | 21.6 | 19.81 |
Total votes | 3,382,466 | 100 | 91.90 |
Voter turnout | 45.07% |
Illinois voters approved the Illinois Right to Vote Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The amendment was designed to provide that no person shall be denied the right to register to vote or cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, language, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or income. [34]
Both proponents and opponents argued that the legislation was intended to block Voter Identification laws from being passed in Illinois. [34]
The measure added a Section 8 to Article III of the Constitution of Illinois which reads,
No person shall be denied the right to register to vote or to cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income. [34]
Illinois Right to Vote Amendment [2] [32] | |||
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Option | Votes | % of votes on measure | % of all ballots cast |
Yes | 2,350,114 | 70.99 | 63.85 |
No | 960,181 | 29.01 | 26.09 |
Total votes | 3,310,295 | 100 | 89.94 |
Voter turnout | 44.24% |
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
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